LRT3 to begin construction early next year for 2020 completion, connects Bandar Utama and Klang

Construction of the Light Rail Transit 3 (LRT3) project is set to commence in the first quarter of next year for a targeted August 31, 2020 completion date. The line will connect Bandar Utama, Damansara and Johan Setia, Klang by 2025, Bernama reports.

According to Prasarana group MD Azmi Abdul Aziz, the 36 km route alignment is expected to be finalised by the fourth quarter this year.

Ahead of that, public inspections of the proposed route alignment are set to be held at Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam and Klang city councils; Kelana Jaya, Masjid Jamek and Pasar Seni LRT stations; and the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) office from May 15 (this Friday) to August 14, The Sun reports.

The public will be able to offer suggestions and comments on the route alignment at these locations during the three-month period.

Azmi revealed some details to The Sun – 25 stations are planned, with proposed sub-two kilometre distances between them. 10 of them are expected to have park-and-ride facilities. Also planned are interchanges with Bandar Utama MRT station, Pelabuhan Klang KTM station and a proposed SIRIM Shah Alam BRT station.

LRT3 is expected to serve around two million people in the Klang Valley, transporting around 70,000 passengers daily with an end-to-end journey time of 51 minutes.

“As for land acquisition, we have identified the corridor but not the alignment (as) we have to comply with the Land Acquisition Act requirement,” the Prasarana MD told The Star, adding that construction alone will cost RM9 billion, but sufficient allocation has been set aside for land acquisition.

“We will try to minimise land acquisition as we are proposing just a two-kilometre underground track with one underground station in Shah Alam and the rail tracks would mostly be on elevated structure utilising the existing state and road reserve land,” he told The Sun.

So far, seven companies have collected Project Delivery Partner (PDP) application forms, Azmi told The Star. The forms must be submitted in the first week of June, and Prasarana aims to award the project by July. As PDP, the qualified company will receive a 6% fee of LRT3’s total contract value.

“Should the total cost of the project be less than or equal to the targeted cost, the PDP would be entitled to the full fee. However, if the project cost is more than the targeted cost, the fee would be cut in accordance with the agreed formula,” he explained.

While most dream of the future, Jonathan Tan dreams of the past, although he's never been there. Fantasises much too often about cruising down Treacher Road (Jalan Sultan Ismail) in a Triumph Stag that actually works, and hopes this stint here will snap him back to present reality.

As a resident in Bandar Utama, I know it will have impacts on the residents in this area ie. Noise, pollution and congestion. The residents in BU are opposing to this project but I guess that the government just bulldozed it through

So the government should inconvenience a majority just to placate the minority? The people of BU who are opposing this are emblematic of selfishness that Malaysians nowadays display.

And before you tell me to live through it to know it, let me tell you that I’ve lived only 2 KM from the runway at Penang Airport, have the NKVE pass behind my house in Shah Alam before, and now live besides MEX & the flightpath of KLIA. Pretty soon my neighbourhood will also be graced by MRT3 construction. I’ve learnt to adapt to the conditions & my life is hardly disrupted.

If it’s for the greater good I steadfastly oppose any attempt to disrupt the implementation of LRT3

Where the hell gomen is getting the funding for these mega projects? From GST,KWSP,KWAP,LTH ?
Already,no auditor will dare audit the 42 Billion shithole.There is nothing to audit actually.Loss……..and loss….debts….debts.
By the time the projects are over(like the Greece Olympics),we may be going the direction of Grecian default.

I dont think its right to label whoever opposes this as PR supporters. I am a PR supporter but i highly support any effort to improve public transportation..being working in so many countries i know how important it is for a country…cities and the resident that commutes daily. What matters are the execution and transparency in the public fund. As far as we want to have all this…BN government cannot take it for granted and use our hard earn tax money as if its their godfather’s money…period!!

Already lose selangor for 2 term straight and yet still give them this mega project. Obviously there are parasites in BN gov who proposed this kind of project. Better off build this LRT at other place in need ie JB where BN is in control. Leave this ungrateful place to PR since Azmin think his babbling alone can magically develop these place up.

Better build somewhere else. Dont think people in those area are keen on this project either. Just look at how TTDI n BU residents opposing the MRT, and PJ on KIDEX etc. Plus shah alam n klang already have KTM komuter.

The problem with Malaysia is our foundation was wrong since the begining.

We have 7 different track system in one tiny city. Those that took the MRT in Singapore, Melbourne, Beijing or any other cities will know what a real transit and integration is.

How in the world can 1 city itself have 7 system? This is pure cronyism without any planning.

Now it is too expensive and too late to solve. Instead of further expanding the current system of Putra LRT and Start LRT, they’ve decided to introduce another new MRT system, I understand MRT has higher load but this is simply too many system.

Even if our transportation system is wrong in the beginning, its not to late to mitigate it. More public transport options give us more option to go with. So u rather live with our current traffic situation than to improve it? U are so narrow minded..

The LRT3 was originally supposed to connect Klang & Shah Alam residents via an extension of the existing Kelana Jaya LRT line. That would cut short the journey time to KL especially KLCC area.
Another thing, why are they still bothering to build LRT systems, compared to MRT which can provide higher capacity. Klang & Shah Alam are now big cities with thousands of KL-bound commuters, you can judge by the huge traffic jam at the Federal Highway at Batu3 & SgRasah stretch during peak hours.

Klang/Shah Alam should have their own metro which has its own town/city metro coverage and then links back to KTM Komuter. Having 1 line all the way from johan setia to BU is good, but does not maximise its coverage within Klang/shah alam itself. But if they proceed with this plan, at minimum it should have a spur line to provide better coverage in shah alam beyond.

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